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Let's get ready for wildfire season!
Preparing your home and property for wildfire season doesn't have to include large-scale or expensive landscape projects. One of the best defenses is creating an immediate safe zone around your home and other buildings. This defensible space can make a big difference, and focussing on the immediate five-foot zone around buildings is an easy way to get started.
Learn how you can make a quick start, and how efforts big and small can put you on a path toward protecting your family, home, and belongings against wildfire.
2022 Wildfire Community Preparedness Day
Thank you to everyone for joining us for Wildfire Community Prep Day. Let's keep our momentum and continue to prepare our homes and properties for wildfire season.
Property review and plan
Schedule an on-site property assessment and get specific recommendations on how you can prepare for wildfire season. A member of DVFR will meet with you and provide a customized plan to create a 5-foot zone to protect your home.
Protect from embers
Embers are the main threat to your home during a wildfire. Clear needles, leaves, and other debris from your rain gutters and around your home to reduce your risk. Small steps now can make a big difference when disaster strikes!
Maintain landscaping
Dry lawns and shrubs can easily ignite with just a few embers from a wildfire. Keep your lawn mowed and hydrated and trim shrubs and bushes to create breaks in the landscaping.
Plan for horses
Preparing horses for evacuation during a wildfire requires an extra level of planning. Build an evacuation kit for each horse and practice your evacuation plan to ensure you're ready when the time comes.
Plan for pets
You play an important role in helping your pets stay safe in a wildfire. Make sure they’re included in your family’s evacuation plan; and build each pet their own pet evacuation kit.